JMAK= : ( ( . / < Thursday 20 September 2012
Celebrity breaks Aus sales records The Australian office of Celebrity Cruises is celebrating its most successful week and expects to break more records this month. A SERIES of campaigns by the brand’s local office has led to a spike in bookings for Celebrity Solstice, which is predicted to continue throughout this month. According to commercial director, Adam Armstrong, last week was the best ever for Celebrity Cruises in Australia, with Solstice leading the charge. “As a relatively new brand to Australians, we’re delighted that both agents and the cruising public have embraced Celebrity Solstice,” he said. “We actually expect to break the record again over the next two weeks.” After the success of National Cruise Week earlier this month, Celebrity is now offering a local seven-day sale on local Solstice cruises, which will be followed by a sale on all international sailings next week.
From this Sunday, passengers who book by 29 Sep on any Celebrity Cruises sailing worldwide – including Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, Asia and Australasia – will receive up to US$300 onboard credit and half-price deposits. There are also free flights available on selected New Zealand and Asia sailings. The international sale allows Australian and New Zealand clients the opportunity to sail on the line’s newest ship, Celebrity Reflection, which left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany this week. The fifth and final ship from the acclaimed Solstice Class, Reflection is a slightly larger sister to Solstice. When Solstice arrives in Sydney for the first time in Dec, it will be the newest and most modern cruise ship ever to be based in Australasia. For details, see www.celebritycruises.com.au.
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AUSSIE cruise company, Cruiseco, is set to launch in the UK, with former Royal Caribbean head of sales Mark Walter to lead the operation. “Cruiseco will bring a completely fresh approach to the UK cruise market by reinvigorating independent agents and offering cruise lines new routes of distribution,” Cruiseco founder Steve Lloyd told media. “Our ABTA and ATOL applications are well advanced, commercial terms have been agreed with a good base of cruise lines and we’ve paid a significant sum for www.cruising.co.uk to sit alongside the .com.au site,” he added.
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Venetian cruise protests PROTESTERS at the port of Venice delayed the departure of three cruise ships, Costa Fascinosa, MSC Opera and MSC Musica, last Sunday, with a protest against the increasing number of large ships which are coming into the city. The aptly named group No Big Ships, took 70 small boats into the water during the protest, with the Fascinosa, Opera and Musica having to delay their departure due to “safety concerns” posed by the protesters vessels.
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New modules New enhancements CONGRATLATIONS to the winner of CW’s Globus Celebrity Photo competition, Maxeine McKeon of Harvey World Travel Erina Group. Maxeine took home the prize for a photo of herself and the iconic American astronaut Buzz Aldrin who was the second man to walk on the moon and the lunar module pilot of Apollo 11. “It’s not every day you meet someone that has walked on the moon who is an American icon,” said Christian Schweitzer, Globus family of brands marketing manager. “Buzz has experienced the Cosmos and now Maxeine will as well, winning the Route 66 tour next year,” he added.
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